diff --git a/packager/packager.js b/packager/packager.js
index 7dd013c67..c719b8608 100644
--- a/packager/packager.js
+++ b/packager/packager.js
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ if (options.projectRoots) {
   if (__dirname.match(/node_modules\/react-native\/packager$/)) {
     // packager is running from node_modules of another project
     options.projectRoots = [path.resolve(__dirname, '../../..')];
+  } else if (__dirname.match(/Pods\/React\/packager$/)) {
+    // packager is running from node_modules of another project
+    options.projectRoots = [path.resolve(__dirname, '../../..')];
   } else {
     options.projectRoots = [path.resolve(__dirname, '..')];
   }
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@ if (options.assetRoots) {
 } else {
   if (__dirname.match(/node_modules\/react-native\/packager$/)) {
     options.assetRoots = [path.resolve(__dirname, '../../..')];
+  } else if (__dirname.match(/Pods\/React\/packager$/)) {
+    options.assetRoots = [path.resolve(__dirname, '../../..')];
   } else {
     options.assetRoots = [path.resolve(__dirname, '..')];
   }